'Edible forest' to sprout along Mill Creek

6:47 PM,
May 22, 2013

Written by

Janice Morse

An impoverished area that has no full-service grocery stores or farmers' markets will be home to a new "edible forest garden," which Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory and others will dedicate Thursday.

Along a recently constructed hike-and-bike trail on Mill Creek, children, representatives of organizations and community volunteers will begin planting multiple layers of vegetation: fruit- and nut-bearing trees, as well as vegetables and climbing plants such as grapes and low-growing plants ...